IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship

IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
Upcoming season or competition:; 2024 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2005
Founder	International Handball Federation
First season	2006
No. of teams	24
Continents	5
Most recent; champion(s)	Spain (1st title)
Most titles	Russia (3 titles)

The IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. It takes place every two years in even years.

Tournaments

Year	Host country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host country	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2006 Details	Canada	Denmark	36–33	South Korea	Romania	30–28	France
2008 Details	Slovakia	Russia	27–22	Serbia	Denmark	24–21	France
2010 Details	Dominican Republic	Sweden	34–29	Norway	Netherlands	27–26	France
2012 Details	Montenegro	Denmark	27–26	Russia	Norway	36–30	Romania
2014 Details	Macedonia	Romania	32–21	Germany	Denmark	20–19	Montenegro
2016 Details	Slovakia	Russia	30–22	Denmark	South Korea	32–30	Norway
2018 Details	Poland	Russia	29–27	Hungary	South Korea	34–27	Sweden
2020 Details	Croatia	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[1]			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	North Macedonia	South Korea	31–28	Denmark	Hungary	27–26	Netherlands
2024 Details	China	Spain	23–22	Denmark	Hungary	25–24	France
2026 Details	Colombia

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	3	1	0	4
2	Denmark	2	3	2	7
3	South Korea	1	1	2	4
4	Romania	1	0	1	2
5	Spain	1	0	0	1
5	Sweden	1	0	0	1
7	Hungary	0	1	2	3
8	Norway	0	1	1	2
9	Germany	0	1	0	1
9	Serbia	0	1	0	1
11	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		9	9	9	27

Participating nations

Nation	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	Years
Algeria								32nd		1
Angola		8th	10th	15th	20th	10th	21st		26th	7
Argentina	6th	11th	17th		12th	18th	20th	25th	18th	8
Austria							15th	23rd	20th	3
Brazil	9th	10th	13th	12th	7th	12th		15th	11th	8
Canada	10th								31st	2
Chile						22nd	18th		29th	3
China					22nd	20th	22nd		15th	4
Chinese Taipei									22nd	1
Croatia				14th	10th	8th	12th	11th	7th	6
Czech Republic				13th				22nd	9th	3
Denmark	1st	3rd	6th	1st	3rd	2nd	6th	2nd	2nd	9
Dominican Republic			8th							1
DR Congo			18th	18th	23rd	23rd				4
Egypt						9th	23rd	7th	21st	4
Faroe Islands								19th		1
France	4th	4th	4th	7th	16th	6th	10th	5th	4th	9
Germany			14th		2nd	11th	5th	10th	5th	6
Greenland									32nd	1
Guinea								29th	30th	2
Hong Kong		15th								1
Hungary			11th	5th	15th	5th	2nd	3rd	3rd	7
Iceland								8th	25th	2
India								30th	28th	2
Iran								16th		1
Japan	7th	13th	15th	8th	14th	17th	14th		8th	8
Kazakhstan			16th	16th	21st	19th	24th	27th	27th	7
Kosovo									23rd	1
Montenegro				11th	4th		17th	18th	12th	5
Netherlands		9th	3rd	10th	6th		7th	4th	16th	7
Nigeria									24th	1
North Macedonia					17th			12th		2
Norway			2nd	3rd	13th	4th	11th	9th	10th	7
Paraguay				20th	19th	21st				3
Poland							13th			1
Portugal				19th	11th			13th		3
Puerto Rico		14th								1
Qatar		16th								1
Romania	3rd			4th	1st	14th	9th	14th	17th	7
Russia		1st	7th	2nd	8th	1st	1st	DQ		6
Senegal								28th		1
Serbia		2nd							6th	2
Slovakia		7th				13th	19th	26th		4
Slovenia	5th					16th		20th		3
South Korea	2nd	6th	9th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	1st	19th	9
Spain		5th	5th			15th	8th	17th	1st	6
Sweden			1st	6th	9th	7th	4th	6th	13th	7
Switzerland								21st	14th	2
Thailand	8th		19th							2
Tunisia	11th	12th			18th		16th			4
Uruguay			12th	17th				31st		3
Uzbekistan					24th	24th		24th		3
Total	11	16	19	20	24	24	24	32	32

References

^ "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.

External links

ihf.info

[1] "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.

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